“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” ― Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured program (including an orientation, eight class sessions and an all-day retreat) that helps you develop a range of practical mindfulness skills, which can help you to:

Become more resilient

Respond less to stress

Cultivate self-awareness

Practice self-compassion

MBSR was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, who is considered to be the father of mindfulness in America, at the University of Massachusetts more than 35 years ago.

MBSR has been shown to be helpful for:

stress

anxiety

depression

ADHD

chronic pain

fatigue

high blood pressure

sleep problems

eating disorders

everyday challenges

and more

This MBSR course will help you lay the foundation for a daily mindfulness practice through meditation practices and gentle yoga. Together, we’ll explore our responses to stress through group discussion to increase our awareness and ability to incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives.

Amre Klimchak is a Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher. She trained in MBSR at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness. She is also a certified Koru Mindfulness instructor through the Center for Koru Mindfulness. Amre completed additional training in trauma-informed mindfulness practices through the Lineage Project. She is an advisor and instructor at CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College and has incorporated mindfulness practices into her work since 2011. She began teaching mindfulness meditation courses at LaGuardia for faculty, staff and students in 2018. She has practiced mindfulness meditation and yoga since 2007. Amre is also a writer with a passion for all forms of creative nonfiction.